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give us a a break, give the cash to us. then he will see the economy come back. he always says i feel sorry for the taxpayer. host: what about the politics of the economy and jobs. the president is likely to focus on republican proposals, tax credits for businesses, a payroll tax holiday. does that sell to somebody like maureen? guest: you have to discredit the republican ideas at this point if you're a democratic. there's no realtime right now before november for a legislative fix. we know the house and senate are going to be in session for three weeks and go home and campaign. there is not time to get things done on capitol hill. it's up to democrats and president obama to discredit republican ideas as much as they can before the election. is president obama going to offer any solution himself? the problem for democrats is the cake is pretty much baked. you haven't seen the kind of economic recovery that they wanted to see over the summer. host: we wanted to let our viewers know about the outlook section of the washington post. chuck schumer writes a long piece
give us a a break, give the cash to us. then he will see the economy come back. he always says i feel sorry for the taxpayer. host: what about the politics of the economy and jobs. the president is likely to focus on republican proposals, tax credits for businesses, a payroll tax holiday. does that sell to somebody like maureen? guest: you have to discredit the republican ideas at this point if you're a democratic. there's no realtime right now before november for a legislative fix. we know the...
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with us. now it is time for you to chime in. allow 30 days between your calls. you can also send us say tweet -- us a tweet. one editorial from "usa today" this morning. this is an ap article. that is in "usa today." this is their lead editorial this morning. "departing congress leaves piles of unfinished business." again, "usa today" editorial. and then "usa today" goes on to talk about issues like coal mining safety, food safety, etcetera. first call up. clarence in baltimore. caller: good morning. host: clarence, we're listening. caller: i would give congress say d--- congress a d-. they are not finishing. host: what would you like to see them do? caller: i would like them to pass the middle-class tax cut so it can continue. they will probably do it after the election. host: clyde in detroit. independent line. caller: i would give the republicans an f, democrats a d. i am a true independent. hi wish republicans and democrats stop calling in on the . dependent minline congressmen are all mil
with us. now it is time for you to chime in. allow 30 days between your calls. you can also send us say tweet -- us a tweet. one editorial from "usa today" this morning. this is an ap article. that is in "usa today." this is their lead editorial this morning. "departing congress leaves piles of unfinished business." again, "usa today" editorial. and then "usa today" goes on to talk about issues like coal mining safety, food safety, etcetera....
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we tend to use weapons before we use our brains. host: "the wall street journal" highlights the president's speech. they write that -- he gave short shrift to iraq as a democratic ally in the middle east and did not say when or even how our ultimate success in iraq had informed his own decision to surge troops in afghanistan. virginia, the plan, democrats line. go ahead. caller: i am from new york. shall i speak up? host: go ahead. caller: i think he should turn the page. it should have been turned a long time ago. but i do not think the media will let him because they just keep the war is going. let me say this because i tried so hard to get on to you -- george washington's farewell address. he answered many of the questions facing us. telling us we should be aware -- host: sorry, we will have to let you go. your signal is breaking up. here's more from the president last night. >> we must use all elements of all power, including our diplomacy, economic strength, and the power of america as an example to secure our interests and sta
we tend to use weapons before we use our brains. host: "the wall street journal" highlights the president's speech. they write that -- he gave short shrift to iraq as a democratic ally in the middle east and did not say when or even how our ultimate success in iraq had informed his own decision to surge troops in afghanistan. virginia, the plan, democrats line. go ahead. caller: i am from new york. shall i speak up? host: go ahead. caller: i think he should turn the page. it should...
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also if you have the means, e- mail us or treat us -- tweet us @cspanwj. caller: thank you for taking my call. this is an interesting subject and one that needs attention. not enough attention on this. i myself have never been in that situation, thank god. with the increasing number of home foreclosures, i can see where this will definitely become an increasing problem. that is what concerns me with the young lady in the delaware that had been foreclosed on her house. fortunately someone was able to bail her out. that signaled to me that what she was saying was it is ok for an american to foreclose on your house and run for office. i think that sends a bad message to americans that people who are in that situation, i do not think there are consequences. we need to design programs where we can offset those who cannot make their mortgages. the banks need to work more with people. particularly the families, but everyone, we want to keep them in their homes. when we put money in shelters, why do we not put those money for programs to help them as they go throu
also if you have the means, e- mail us or treat us -- tweet us @cspanwj. caller: thank you for taking my call. this is an interesting subject and one that needs attention. not enough attention on this. i myself have never been in that situation, thank god. with the increasing number of home foreclosures, i can see where this will definitely become an increasing problem. that is what concerns me with the young lady in the delaware that had been foreclosed on her house. fortunately someone was...
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that is what keeps us ahead. it must keep us ahead in the future. when i look at tax laws and regulatory policy, i do not look at this as if i will go after that guy because he makes more money than i do, buy it look at it in terms of having a system that will give people the capacity to dream beyond their dreams, give them new ideas. cell phones, blackberry, iphone, ipad, no one thought of these things 30 years ago. hundreds of thousands of people are working there. what is the ipad of 20 years from now? i do not know. government does not now -- does not know. we need americans taking risks on their ideas. i would like my idf to be a product that people are going to use. that is why i get excited about it, i am afraid it times that we forget that side of government. and that will be debilitating to our ability to create jobs. my children and grandchildren, hopefully they will have better. host: david, republican line. caller: thank you for taking my call. i have been practicing as a cpa for 20 years. we have an old saying that someone with an unlim
that is what keeps us ahead. it must keep us ahead in the future. when i look at tax laws and regulatory policy, i do not look at this as if i will go after that guy because he makes more money than i do, buy it look at it in terms of having a system that will give people the capacity to dream beyond their dreams, give them new ideas. cell phones, blackberry, iphone, ipad, no one thought of these things 30 years ago. hundreds of thousands of people are working there. what is the ipad of 20...
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give us a call. email us at c-span.org and follow us on twitter, c-span wj. guest: the big multibillion dollar, multiyear program passes with 90 plus percent of the vote. people drove more, paid more in gasoline tax. they had a lot of money to go around. those days are over. even before the recession, people started driving less. throwing off less gas tax revenue. there are real problems with how to fund the legislation to begin with. we have to deal with that immediate problem. all of those things bundled together. >> if the bank is set up, does the money go out in the form of a loan or grant? guest: the bank could issue bonds or loan or grants. if you really want to focus on those project that's may not generates that's may not generate revenue may not generate revenue may not generate revenue. host: the president said that it creates jobs and makes the economy hum. is it as simple as that? guest: probably. it will take some time to set this thing up. we have to talk about the economy structure and make this as depoliticized as possible. host: politics need
give us a call. email us at c-span.org and follow us on twitter, c-span wj. guest: the big multibillion dollar, multiyear program passes with 90 plus percent of the vote. people drove more, paid more in gasoline tax. they had a lot of money to go around. those days are over. even before the recession, people started driving less. throwing off less gas tax revenue. there are real problems with how to fund the legislation to begin with. we have to deal with that immediate problem. all of those...
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tell us about the news. guest: the white house confirmed what had been reported earlier today by bloomberg, is that mr. summers is going to be returning to harvard. on the one hand, this is not too much of a surprise. his family had not even moved. they stayed in massachusetts. it is not too uncommon to have this kind of turnover at this point in the president's first term, but as you mentioned, this is the third member of the president's economic team to leave in recent weeks. even though it is certainly not playing this way, it will be reviewed to some observers as a house cleaning. host: how integral was he in creating the economic policy? guest: he was definitely brought on as a guide. we have a real washington veteran -- he served as tourism secretary under former president clinton. he was brought on to tap into the expertise. he is the one who actually started this daily economic briefing to go along with the president's daily intelligence briefing. it really was the architect in many ways of some of t
tell us about the news. guest: the white house confirmed what had been reported earlier today by bloomberg, is that mr. summers is going to be returning to harvard. on the one hand, this is not too much of a surprise. his family had not even moved. they stayed in massachusetts. it is not too uncommon to have this kind of turnover at this point in the president's first term, but as you mentioned, this is the third member of the president's economic team to leave in recent weeks. even though it...
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guest: we use a the same automated telephone system we've been using. there are more challenges coming in as fewer and fewer younger people are using land lines. from a polling perspective it's not a huge issue in 2010 because the turnout of younger adults is likely to be lower. younger adults, whether they have a land line or not tend to be much more supportive of president obama than their elders. and, as a result, if you get a good sample of yuck adults in your poll -- young adults it works out fairly well. in 2012 there will be methods experimented with for folks who don't have a land line. host: comparing that to an actual person on the phone talking to a potential voter do you get a different feel when you're talking one on one versus the automated system? guest: well, the automated system has couple advantages. number one from a trending point of view, when we ask a person about barack obama's job approval, the person is hearing the exact same voice with the exact same inflection and the exact same nuance that a person heard on january 20, 2009.
guest: we use a the same automated telephone system we've been using. there are more challenges coming in as fewer and fewer younger people are using land lines. from a polling perspective it's not a huge issue in 2010 because the turnout of younger adults is likely to be lower. younger adults, whether they have a land line or not tend to be much more supportive of president obama than their elders. and, as a result, if you get a good sample of yuck adults in your poll -- young adults it works...
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i think that young people are not as informed as they used the. -- as they used to be. even older than i am, there were civics.in school about si guest: civics education in our schools has been systematically cut over the last 30 years. but that is not so you can blame young people about. that is an issue of where we investing resources, where are we investing in the young people? we have a program called democracy class that is available to teachers around the country, if they want a one- classroom curriculum. it should be significantly more than that. but young people are savvy. they are paying attention. we see they are following the news closely than they have in many years. i think that is what is causing some of the cynicism. they are starting to pay attention. they see that their interests are being cut by others or by corporate or special interests at times. they are savvy right now, especially with the internet, to actually find out information and research information and make informed decisions. host: on the line for those older than 50, drum, north carolina.
i think that young people are not as informed as they used the. -- as they used to be. even older than i am, there were civics.in school about si guest: civics education in our schools has been systematically cut over the last 30 years. but that is not so you can blame young people about. that is an issue of where we investing resources, where are we investing in the young people? we have a program called democracy class that is available to teachers around the country, if they want a one-...
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they are using it for commercials even when there -- barack obama has kept us saved for the past two years. has anybody on the republican side said anything like that? host: as far as this question, we will continue for another 15 minutes. before that, let me get you a taste of "news and"makers program. what is motivating republicans to vote against incumbents in primaries? if incumbents lose primaries especially in campaigns. >> if you take a look at the voting record of mike castle, he voted for cap and trade and a number of things. it is an issue of what are we spending money on and how we are spending and our people getting value for their dollars? people around the country do not believe they are getting value for their tax dollars. we are united in the senate behind a nominee's of our party and as our goal is to get them elected in the fall. we are working together and working for our nominees. joe miller is the in alaska for the republican party and has our full support. the people of delaware have spoken in the republican primary. christie no dollar is there and that is who w
they are using it for commercials even when there -- barack obama has kept us saved for the past two years. has anybody on the republican side said anything like that? host: as far as this question, we will continue for another 15 minutes. before that, let me get you a taste of "news and"makers program. what is motivating republicans to vote against incumbents in primaries? if incumbents lose primaries especially in campaigns. >> if you take a look at the voting record of mike...
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they are putting us in there and failed, rushed us in there and failed. what can we hope to accomplish with all that -- host: thank you. we will pause there, because we understand the question. guest: first of all, thank you so much for the service of your son. i believe the military today is the most extraordinary this country has had in its history in terms of the young men and women who served in the armed forces. i think in afghanistan that achieving the level of stability that afghanistan is not used as a basis of terrorism and in a way that would destabilize pakistan. with that said, we superimpose a political process that gave them the government -- i don't think we need to dumb it down, but we need to simplify our role in afghanistan where, you know, they have never had a strong central government in the history of the country, and we need to reflect that. the historically fought -- they the historically fought on the lines of tribal militias and not on military, and we are supporting militias to fight the taliban. i think it is going to be a very
they are putting us in there and failed, rushed us in there and failed. what can we hope to accomplish with all that -- host: thank you. we will pause there, because we understand the question. guest: first of all, thank you so much for the service of your son. i believe the military today is the most extraordinary this country has had in its history in terms of the young men and women who served in the armed forces. i think in afghanistan that achieving the level of stability that afghanistan...
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if you are a democrat, join us. rep conditions, join us, and independents, join us. good morning once again, this is the kind of discussion i can promise you would only happen on c-span. 34 years ago we used to call us the place where the constitution came to live every day, because it gave you a running example of the three branches of government and the live coverage of the congress, executive branch and what we told you about the supreme court so we couldn't let constitution day go by without a discussion. seems like we're hearing more and more about it these days, and on the front page of the washington times in a story about constitution day, david eisner who runs the national constitution center in philadelphia explains why. here is the story. he writes -- the tea party has got people thinking more seriously about what's in the constitution and what's not. that's the quote from the political analyst with american enterprise institute but they say it would be wrong to assume tea party movement was -- >> supreme court's role in helping decide the outcome between
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it is about using our system in the west against us. using our tolerance. the danish cartoons are a great example. host: "usa today" says this incident is a reminder how inconvenient the constitution can be. this is according to a professor whose media law class discussed the case. another professor, alan wolfe from boston college -- rose in los angeles, a democrat. caller: hi. i am absolutely appalled that they would consider to burn the koran. there are religious zealots in every religion and to play god is unbelievable. i just see that we are going back in time. we have become -- host: ohio. republican. caller: good morning. host: please, go ahead. caller: i think this is a national security issue. it may be a free-speech issue at the same time. but the propaganda victory they will achieve a from watching those korans burned cannot be overestimated. and i am afraid president obama may have to comment on it, too, and get ahead of this unfortunate. host: the white house already has, called it is crystal. caller: i have a feeling he will have to comment. ro
it is about using our system in the west against us. using our tolerance. the danish cartoons are a great example. host: "usa today" says this incident is a reminder how inconvenient the constitution can be. this is according to a professor whose media law class discussed the case. another professor, alan wolfe from boston college -- rose in los angeles, a democrat. caller: hi. i am absolutely appalled that they would consider to burn the koran. there are religious zealots in every...
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save us all. save us all. the democrats do not do more to show us that we cannot go back to the old days -- $4 a gallon for gasoline. people had to do everything they could just to get back and forth from work. the republicans are spending so much money. i think we need a law that could regulate how much money can be pushed into that. guest: robert makes a profound statement, you're absolutely right. what we are seeing now, and especially because of the citizens united supreme court decision, is people are upset because of the money that is being spent. large corporations and wealthy individuals are not content with the money that they have so they are using it to deeply influenced the political process. we are talking about huge amounts of money. correct me if i am wrong, but i think we will see double the amount of money going into campaigns this campaign, than in the last. many of those commercials will be funded by large corporations, some by foreign- owned corporations. clearly, robert is rig
save us all. save us all. the democrats do not do more to show us that we cannot go back to the old days -- $4 a gallon for gasoline. people had to do everything they could just to get back and forth from work. the republicans are spending so much money. i think we need a law that could regulate how much money can be pushed into that. guest: robert makes a profound statement, you're absolutely right. what we are seeing now, and especially because of the citizens united supreme court decision,...